[center][color=pink]Kyra Shepard[/color]/[color=7ea7d8]Parum[/color]
Collaboration[/center]

With that surprised skirmish over, everyone moved quickly. It was rather startling to see how fast they all just… Cleaned up. Dragging bodies inside, taking prisoners away, all with the same mechanical efficiency of a clockwork object. It unnerved Parum; was this an adventurer’s life? The fighting, the killing, the death, she knew it was all there but witnessing it first hand was an eye opener. Parum was still trying to figure out what this all meant to her. She wanted adventure but… She supposed she had a more romantic view of it. While their actions were suitably heroic on the surface, digging deeper revealed the sort of vile work heroes had to do. It made the halfling feel a bit sick.
 
Parum followed the others inside and spotted Kyra walking away with their new prisoner. No doubt the cleric wanted to get answers from the bandit, but Parum followed quickly on her heels. Of all the people Parum was working with, something just didn’t sit right between her and Kyra. Parum and this time, it wasn’t because Parum was scared. It wasn’t because she knew she was a coward. But she felt like Kyra was about to do something horrible, and Parum has to do something. Even though she was scared for her life, even though she can’t fend for herself, if there was anyone Parum could save, it had to be Kyra.
 
Entering the dungeon Parum could see that the prisoner was already strung up. Kyra waited patiently for the prisoner to awaken as Torus did something strange with magic water. In the meantime Parum went over to Kyra. [color=7ea7d8]”Kyra… Could I ask you something?”[/color]
 
Kyra didn’t take her eyes off the prisoner and spoke. [color=pink]”That depends. Are you going to try to stop me from interrogating this scum?”[/color] 
 
Parum shook her head. [color=7ea7d8]”No, no… Actually I wanted to speak to her first.”[/color]
 
This surprised Kyra. She didn’t think the halfling would have the stomach for interrogations. This made Kyra turn and looked to Parum. [color=pink]”Oh? And why would you want to do that?”[/color]
 
When Kyra looked at Parum, Parum looked right back at her. She gripped her hands together and steeled herself. [color=7ea7d8]”Because…Because I believe I can get her to tell us the truth. We don’t need to hurt her aimlessly. No matter how much we want to.”[/color]
 
At that last sentence Kyra stood up over Parum, looking down right at her. [color=pink]”All those monsters out there deserve a fate ten times worse than what they did to Greenest. Death would be too merciful for her. Why do you think she deserves any better?”[/color] Kyra glared at the halfling.
 
[color=7ea7d8]”Do you think that brutalizing her will make things better? To fix all the damage done, to heal everyone who’s suffered today? There has already been enough bloodshed. The moment you forget this and you will become the very same monsters you’re fighting!”[/color]
 
[color=pink]”Don’t compare me to those savages! They came to my home, my village, burned it to the ground, and slaughtered it’s people! You think I should just forgive them for what they’ve done!? To show them mercy!?”[/color]
 
Parum looked directly at Kyra. She could see the fire in her eyes. Reaching out, Parum held Kyra’s hand. [color=7ea7d8]”Everything dies within time Kyra. People die, nature itself dies. Homes will fall apart. The only thing that remains are the memories. I know it’s going to be hard for you to forget this Kyra. But if you keep up the way you are now, even after this is all over, the only thing you’ll remember is that hatred. For you, you’ll never [i]stop[/i] living this hell. So please Kyra… Let us take care of this. We’ll come find you when we’re done.”[/color]
 
Kyra stepped back and pulled her hand out of Parum’s grip. But despite her small, petite form, Parum didn’t let go. It was hard for Kyra to think with Parum bothering her. [color=pink]Let go of me Parum.”[/color] Despite saying that, Kyra didn’t try very hard to get out. She knew deep down that Parum was right, but she wanted to be angry. She wanted to be able to be strong. If she showed these people mercy… She wasn’t sure what was going to happen. She was scared. Her peaceful life, thrown into chaos from this act of terror. She didn’t know how else to react but with equal force. To meet their ferocity. It wasn’t something she knew how to do but she thought it was what she had to do.
 
[color=7ea7d8]"Go tend to your people. Get some rest. Let us take care of this.”[/color] Parum let go of Kyra and went to Torus. The prisoner was starting to wake up. 

[color=pink]"Wait."[/color] Kyra reached out and grabbed Parum's shoulder. [color=pink]"Parum... I... I'm trusting you."[/color] Faint holy energy would resonate in Parum as Kyra offered her a spell of guidance. Letting her go, Kyra sat back down just as Brannor came by and put a hand on her shoulder. He was quiet, but after the conversation with Parum, Kyra had a good idea of what he wanted. It really made Kyra wonder if these outsiders understood her, or if maybe Kyra was really edging towards a road she can’t turn back. She just didn't know. Kyra stood up and left the dungeon and left the prisoner in the hands of the others. She needed to go talk to Falconmoon.

With Kyra leaving Parum took a sign of relief. The last thing the tilted cleric needed was the tension of interrogation to tempt her into doing something stupid. As the prisoner was coming to, Torus spoke some words to her. Parum walked up beside him looking very stern. Unlike a dragon, Parum was not scared of regular people. Least of all one bound in chains in a rocky prison. [color=7ea7d8]"Someone like you... Deserves a fate ten times worse than what has happened to Greenest. In a just world you would've died. But you have a rare opportunity very, very few people ever get. [i]A second chance[/i]. So tell us, why are you here? Why attack Greenest? And who leads you?"[/color]

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Kyra cast Guidance on Parum. She leaves the dungeon to find her teacher Falconmoon.
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Parum interrogate's the prisoner, offering a second chance at life instead of an execution. Persuasion = [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/2845]18[/url]
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